EDWARD J. CLODE

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CHAPTER		PAGE
I	A Strange Riddle	[9]
II	The Crooked House	[19]
III	The Endless Garden	[33]
IV	Destruction	[45]
V	Copplestone	[53]
VI	The Trail of Corpses	[65]
VII	Tranter	[71]
VIII	Mrs. Astley-Rolfe	[80]
IX	The Danseuse	[83]
X	Mr. Gluckstein	[85]
XI	The Clergyman	[87]
XII	Mr. Bolsolver	[89]
XIII	The Trinity of Death	[92]
XIV	Without Trace	[105]
XV	A Builder of Men	[117]
XVI	A Triple Alliance	[133]
XVII	Mr. Gluckstein in Confidence	[142]
XVIII	The Wit of the Pink Lady	[151]
XIX	Detained on Suspicion	[159]
XX	The Birth of the Killer	[176]
XXI	A Hasty Flight	[187]
XXII	Tranter Attacks the Crooked House	[195]
XXIII	A Duel	[205]
XXIV	The Secret of the House	[220]
XXV	Truer Colors	[233]
XXVI	Providing for the Worst	[241]
XXVII	The Disappearance of Tranter	[250]
XXVIII	In Pursuit	[259]
XXIX	Ethics of Killing	[262]
XXX	Monsieur Dupont's Task	[273]
XXXI	What They Heard	[279]
XXXII	The Beauty-Killer	[288]
XXXIII	Last Truths	[291]
XXXIV	Conclusion	[312]

CONTENTS

THE CROOKED HOUSE